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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.41
কৃপা করি’ মোরে আজ্ঞা দেহ’ দুইজন ।
জন্মে-জন্মে সেবোঁ রঘুনাথের চরণ ॥ ৪১ ॥
kṛpā kari’ more ājñā deha’ dui-jana
janme-janme sevoṅ raghunāthera caraṇa
“ ‘The two of you please be merciful to me and order me in such a way that life after life I may serve the lotus feet of Lord Raghunātha.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotee asks both listeners to be merciful to him.
He asks for an order that will help him continue serving Lord Raghunātha’s lotus feet.
His prayer is to serve life after life, not merely for the present.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord informed Sanātana Gosvāmī about the death of his younger brother Anupama, who had great faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Your decision to commit suicide is the result of the mode of ignorance.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”, “serving”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “merciful”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can asking for merciful guidance strengthen my desire to serve?
Offer a short prayer asking for mercy and guidance to remain steady in devotional service.
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